Festival 3 Continents
Compétition internationale
46th edition
NOV. 15>23, 2024, Nantes France

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Curfew
(Hatta Ishaar Akhar)

by Rachid MASHARAWI

This is 1993 in the Gaza strip, one of the occupied Palestinian territories. For the last ten years, there has been constant trouble in this area stuck between the desert and the Mediterranean Sea where thousands of Palestinian families are crammed in often disgraceful conditions. It is not surprising therefore that the local population would have risen up here before the Intifada started. On an esplanade lined with low houses, children play soccer. After the postman has delivered letters from Egypt, Jordan and Europe, a loudspeaker on an Israeli army jeep announces a curfew without any explanation. The streets are deserted, the iron curtains lowered, children go home. We follow one of them called Radar. We will live twenty-four hours of his life with his family locked in their own house. This story behind closed doors will reveal the daily life and the feelings of a population who wants to live differently, like people with a right to happiness…

  • Titre français
    Couvre-feu
  • Original title
    Hatta Ishaar Akhar
  • Titre international
    Curfew
  • Scénario
    Rashid Masharawi
  • Photo
    Klaus Juliusburger
  • Montage
    Hadara Oren
  • Son
    Roni Berger
  • Musique
    Said Mouraad, Sabreen
  • Interprétation
    Salim Daw, Na'ila Zayaad, Mahmoud Qadah, Younis Younis, Assem Zoabi, Areen Omari, Rana Saadi
  • Production
    Ayloul Film Productions, Argus Film Produktie

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